Stumps

[stihlrookie]

Just curious if anyone knows what felling technique was used here. Found this stump today whilst cutting myself some firewood. I am used to seeing the infamous farmer back-cut, but this takes it to a new level.
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[Adirondackstihl]

Amateur?

 

[Raker]

Cut with a broken bottle?

 

[3000 FPS]

Wow which way did the tree fall. :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[computeruser]

The sort of stump that ought to earn the sawyer a free copy each of Mr. Dent's and Mr. Beranek's books?

 

[Slamm]

Its the "Dumba$$" type.

Sam

 

[Trx250r180]

that is an interesting looking stump ,looks like the trees right next to it that fits it

 

[tolman_paul]

Short bar short bus cut?

 

[jockeydeuce]

If you walk down to that tree and there's nobody underneath it, he did ok.:hmm3grin2orange:

That's usually the type of cut you see a smashed saw beside the stump.:taped:

 

[Whiskers]

Don't know, but bet he was surprised when the tree went that way.

 

[user 64030]

That is the new Spiral face cut... use a bar half the length of your diameter, start at a point work around tree w/ downward angle.

Very popular in Candyland


dw

Oh and your pic:

 

[procarbine2k1]

That is an actual falling method, but I cant remember what its called. I had a book that breifly described it, wish I could remember what it was called. I do think it is a Swede technique, and used on smaller timber.

 

[Fifelaker]

We call that " Hold ma beer and watch this"

 

[stihlrookie]

I stopped at this spot last week and found this tree and this, I guess we will call it a stump. I spent near 10 minutes looking at the stump, the tree and the surroundings and could not come up with a logical reason to cut a tree like that. Another 5 minutes looking at it today and I just shake my head. It was not fell up the hill or down the hill, perpendicular to the road but more kittywampus to the road. Not a small tree either, it was around 24-25" at the, ahem, stump. Believe me, I always look for the smashed saw or person when I find amusing stumps like this. Seems like no one around here can leave a proper stump. There are scads of stumps in this area with the shallow face cut and notch(good) and then the 45 degree down angled back-cut(bad).

On the other hand I left a nice stump behind today, about 12" high with most of it being flat save for the front of the stump that has a nice little angle to it, I like to undercut my face cut rather than cut down into it, tree was 65' tall and 18" at the stump. I more than filled my tacoma.

 

[Raker]

kittywampus

I stopped at this spot last week and found this tree and this, I guess we will call it a stump. I spent near 10 minutes looking at the stump, the tree and the surroundings and could not come up with a logical reason to cut a tree like that. Another 5 minutes looking at it today and I just shake my head. It was not fell up the hill or down the hill, perpendicular to the road but more kittywampus to the road. Not a small tree either, it was around 24-25" at the, ahem, stump. Believe me, I always look for the smashed saw or person when I find amusing stumps like this. Seems like no one around here can leave a proper stump. There are scads of stumps in this area with the shallow face cut and notch(good) and then the 45 degree down angled back-cut(bad).

On the other hand I left a nice stump behind today, about 12" high with most of it being flat save for the front of the stump that has a nice little angle to it, I like to undercut my face cut rather than cut down into it, tree was 65' tall and 18" at the stump. I more than filled my tacoma.

Awesome word. I had to look it up. I am definitely adding this to my vocab. No one around here will recognize it.

Urban Dictionary: kittywampus

 

[dbittle]

Regional variation

Awesome word. I had to look it up. I am definitely adding this to my vocab. No one around here will recognize it.

Urban Dictionary: kittywampus

In Alabama it would be cattywampus, for whatever it's worth. Also, what is the white stuff on the ground?

 

[ShaneLogs]

Its the "Dumba$$" type.

Sam

X2 on that, Slamm!

 

[the westspartan]

Ya'll ain't never seen a curved hinge?! I call that "the crescent" or "croissant". The best application for this technique is when there is stuff you don't want to hit everywhere and you can't decide what to sacrifice so you just cut and let fate decide. It's best executed with a confused look on your face with your brother in law's poulan wildthing. Another variation of this technique is where you make the same cut but have the tree tied off to a 4 wheeler or a riding mower and try and pull it down. It is imperative that the rope be tied off no higher up the tree than you can reach with a 6' foot step ladder standing on a picnic table.

 

[stihlrookie]

Regional variation too

In Alabama it would be cattywampus, for whatever it's worth. Also, what is the white stuff on the ground?

Around here we call that white stuff on the ground snow.


At least whomever cut this tree down left some holding wood, that must be worth something.

 

[3000 FPS]

Ya'll ain't never seen a curved hinge?! I call that "the crescent" or "croissant". The best application for this technique is when there is stuff you don't want to hit everywhere and you can't decide what to sacrifice so you just cut and let fate decide. It's best executed with a confused look on your face with your brother in law's poulan wildthing. Another variation of this technique is where you make the same cut but have the tree tied off to a 4 wheeler or a riding mower and try and pull it down. It is imperative that the rope be tied off no higher up the tree than you can reach with a 6' foot step ladder standing on a picnic table.

That is funny. Cracked me up.